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13 July 2010

three point status update, omg snake edition I saw a snake! He is a grass snake, and looks like he is cunningly made out of bronze. He moved very slowly and tasted the air with a black tongue.[More:]

I am getting to know many of the cats in this village. I go to work down the big hill through a very narrow path full of cottages. There is a slim black boy cat and a fluffy girl, who I haven't photographed yet. There's an orange boy which I have. Once I can get my iPhone to vomit up my gigabytes of photos I will get them here.

Does anybody know of a good way to start making oneself write a journal, or just bloody write? Like, actually write as a daily practice, rather than sort of start a few sentences and then stop due to realising one sounds like a dumbass?
Oh, additionally that snake is very wee - slightly thicker than a pencil at his biggest part and less than a foot long.
posted by By the Grace of God 13 July | 13:33
I saw a snake last weekend...a rare enough thing up here. My friend's dog actually stepped on him, and never DID notice. The snake wasn't too big, luckily. This was about 10 minutes after a mother and young deer popped out of the woods about 25 feet in front of us, and crossed the road. Boson, the dog, didn't notice them either.

I've come to the conclusion that Portuguese Water Dogs aren't really the most intrepid hunters.
posted by richat 13 July | 14:16
(1) I made an ass of myself in and about the Steinbrenner thread (why did I get so upset that somebody didn't WAIT UNTIL HE'S CONFIRMED DEAD and the mods didn't delete?) but don't really care. Everyone posting regularly at MeFi should be allocated one assholy incident every 3 months; more than that, you're in trouble. And I could always buy some 'ass credits' from dirty light thief, who lives just down the road from me and NEVER uses his.

(2) I'm at the stage in the Major Remedial Housecleaning Process where it looks worse than before I started (where everything that needs to be organized and put away is in piles on the floor). It's too beautiful outside to be inside cleaning (fortunately I have the li'l netbook I'm posting from right now on the porch) so it'll stay that much a mess for a while.

(3) With good sourdough bread, tomatoes, onions, pickles, brown mustard and muenster cheese, Hillshire Farms simulated pastrami product ain't bad at all.

(re: snake) As far out of town as I live, it's surprising we don't have snake sightings, or anything larger than a mouse-not-a-rat. There was a mountain lion came into the other side of town recently that made the news. But not here. Which is pretty good, actually.
posted by oneswellfoop 13 July | 14:24
what a gorgeous little creature BtGoG, thanks for sharing him with us!

1) After finding not one, but 2 extremely cute, perfectly fitting, and decently work-appropriate (with a light coverup) sundresses at (gasp) Urban Outfitters, I have decided to give up on pants entirely because:
a) pants are highly overrated
b) also, they suck
c) furthermore no stock purveyor of pants has made properly fitting pants for my body in over 2 decades, so screw 'em.

2) Tour de France party at Chez lfr with Friend Network tonight!

3) mr. lfr crashed heavily at the MTB race on Saturday, and although he's basically fine, he is banged up and grumpy and unable to ride for a few days... whereas I had a spectacular race and am now having some cognitive dissonance with this; typically he's the much better dirt rider. Also it's hard to really celebrate on the podium whilst one's loved one is being scrubbed up in Medical :(

goddammit I'll just celebrate here! squeee!!!! first ever win at a mountainbike race in over a decade!!!!!

Bonus Snake-Related Update: I have seen extremely wee pencil-sized bull snakes here at BigPharmaCo on several occasions. Typically as they scamper across the driveway / paved wasteland between the big manufacturing plant and our administrative building. I believe Momma Snake likes the warmth of our gravel cachement / flood berm as a nursery to bake her eggs. When these tiny wee snakes hatch, they apparently slip out of the cachement, slither across the drive and vamoose into the front gardens / landscape through the gigantic vine-covered fence to hunt for... whatever it is tiny wee bull snakes hunt for. I shall try to capture a picture of them with my sluggish iPhone camera, but I have to say, those wee little beasties are extremely FAST.
posted by lonefrontranger 13 July | 14:39
I love snakes.

What about having a designated "writing hour" when you first wake up or before bed each day? Or rewarding yourself with a prize for every hour you write?
posted by serazin 13 July | 16:13
1. I am scared of the rest of the week. I have mental health appointments on Wednesday AND Thursday and then on Friday I have to be at NARA by 10 to get my badge and be fingerprinted and then drag myself up to Baltimore by 2 in order to do a site visit for a school assignment that is due on Monday.

2. My father was an asshole via email today. And my family wonders why I hate spending time with them in person.

3. I hate this feeling of 'not doing enough'. I could not sleep and not eat and be constantly moving and still feel this way. Knock it the fuck off, brain.

I have nothing snake related to add except for the first thing to pop into my head which was BADGER BADGER BADGER...


mushrooooooooooom
posted by sperose 13 July | 16:50
That's a gorgeous little snake.

1. I don't think I've ever seen a snake in the wild
2. Had my physical today (see #3) - hate hate hate gettin' nekkid for doctors
3. Eye surgery is Thursday; hope they have enough Valium (or reasonable facsimile) to down a horse because I'm extremely stressed out about it since I will be AWAKE for it
posted by deborah 13 July | 17:14
  1. People who think snakes are gorgeous need to try living somewhere where snakes are to be feared and reviled. We saw the second snake at our place a few weeks ago - another Eastern Brown. Nowhere near as big as the first, but they grow and get incredibly dangerous.
  2. The Eastern Brown Snake is the second most venomous land snake in the world after the Inland Taipan. Their venom is very toxic, and can be fatal; even juveniles have caused human fatalities. The venom contains both neurotoxins and blood coagulants. Eastern Brown Snakes are also aggressive. Compared to most snakes that will flee when ever possible, Brown Snakes are much more likely to stand their ground, heightening the danger in an encounter. Without medical treatment, death is highly likely.
  3. Don't try and tell me snakes are cute! They are hideous, dangerous creatures. The snake catcher that removed our first (we, um, 'relocated' the second with the aid of a shovel) told me that the average Eastern Brown holds enough venom to kill a dozen adults and can strike several times a second.
posted by dg 13 July | 18:08
"dirty light thief"? I'm filthy, thank you very much. It has a better sound =)

1. I once "saved" someone from a snake. She was walking ahead of me on a narrow trail, and I heard a rattlesnake rattle. In instinctively pulled her back by the shoulders, we saw were the snake was (right in the middle of the path), and we went another way. It didn't seem all that heroic, but she was impressed at the time.

2. I really need to get my teeth fixed. Not checked, because I know there are holes in them, but fixed. I can feel the holes, which used to worry me, but they don't hurt, so I just dread the forthcoming drilling and billing. I'm glad that I won't feel much. But eye surgery, and you have to stay awake? Best wishes for you. I have trouble putting eye drops in my eyes.

3a. Chilled apple juice is surprisingly delicious.
3b. It makes me sad that 100% juice is something worth announcing in large print on containers. Juice "cocktails" (watered down juice concentrate + flavoring + sugar) make me sad.
posted by filthy light thief 13 July | 18:17
By the Grace of God - are you looking for creative writing type exercises? If so here is a newer AskMe thread with some interesting sites that might facilitate your efforts. Or are you talking about writing by hand? Journal writing is dull stuff, though you could focus on details, perhaps documenting one topic a week or month? For example, describe the meals you've had in detail (flavors, textures, colors, company, etc). It's back in the realm of creative writing, but could keep you going more than a generic Dear Journal type thing.
posted by filthy light thief 13 July | 18:24
The word snake scared me away from even seeing this thread. that is how much I hate and fear them.

1. Broke up with my boyfriend. I feel so awesome over it I feel guilty as a result.

2. this makes no sense to me. I had to put on Rozz era christian death to put my mind to rights once more after reading and contemplating it.

3. I'll be 31 a week from tomorrow. this... concerns me. I want to take advantage of the "half off on your birthday" sale at the local piercing shop and get my nose done. I'm too young for a midlife crisis, right?
posted by kellydamnit 13 July | 18:43
1) day off tomorrow, so it's Friday night.

2) only minor house repair projects on tap: tarring over nailheads on roof to stretch roofing job off for another year. *crosses fingers*

3) been thinking about reassembling all the light show projectors that I took apart and cleaned after the flood 18 months ago. So I put one together and got it working this evening. Probably about three or four days of work.

Super extra bonus point) Roller derby this Saturday - last bout of the season.
posted by warbaby 13 July | 20:54
1. Got the trip route set up, finally. Going to meet Coldchef soon. Wheee!*

2. Also in the crazy housecleaning stage - I don't want anything to do when we get back.

3. Still waiting to hear back on a rental application we put in two weeks ago. It's for a nice three story four bedroom house with room for all of us. I really want to stop paying bills on two residences.

I had a cat bring in a snake once. it was light brown with a dark brown head. Kitty got mad because it flattened itself along a table leg and she couldn't pick it back up.

*folks on the path - let me know if/when you want to meet up.
posted by lysdexic 13 July | 22:09
1. I'm having surgery tomorrow - septoplasty and submucosal resection of both turbinates. It's under general anesthesia. I'm due in at the hospital at 5:30am. It's 9:15pm here, and I'm just now starting to get a little anxious about it. I think that I just want to get to the hospital and get started; all this waiting and thinking is making me a wee bit crazy.

2. I'm sitting at a cafe next to a floor-to-ceiling window, and there is the cutest little dachshund puppy sniffing around outside. Oh no, his person just picked him up, and now I'm sad that he can't explore any more.

3. I have to write a paper about Yucca Mountain, and it's boring.
posted by unsurprising 13 July | 23:14
lysdexic, Coldchef is one awesome guy. Got to meet him last summer.

1. Any thoughts of my visit to New Orleans last summer make me want to do it all over again, but for 7 days instead of 3 days. With the new job thing, it looks like no vacation for me this summer. Boo.

2. My new job is great and my new boss is great and I'm having to learn so much new stuff, I feel like my skull might melt. As it is, I'm holding on and doing ok. Yay.

3. Because my coworkers are freaking wonderful, the dean of the college is taking us to lunch here for lunch tomorrow afternoon. I'm just the new gal who's going to enjoy and keep working harder.
posted by lilywing13 14 July | 03:11
1. Left wallet at home and didn't realise until I got to work, whicj I was running late for.

2. Got off tram from tonight to be immediately pissed down from the rain.

3. Have a first date tomorrow which will certainly go badly.

4. Two and half weeks until I fly to Germany, that at least will be nice.

*grumble*
posted by elephantday 14 July | 03:11
Apple censors discussion of Consumer Reports "no buy" advice on iPhone 4 || Moscow’s stray dogs

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